Hsa_circ_0020850 promotes the malignant behaviors of lung adenocarcinoma by regulating miR-326/BECN1 axis

Table 1 Correlation between circ_0020850 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of lung adenocarcinoma patients

Clinical parameter	Low-circ_0020850 (n=19)	High-circ_0020850 (n=18)	P
Age (years)
<60	7	10	0.254
>60	12	8
Gender
Male	11	9	0.630
Female	8	9
Histological grade
Low or undiffer	8	13	0.065
Middle or high	11	5
TNM stages
I and II	13	5	0.013^*
III and IV	6	13
Size
≤3 cm	12	10	0.638
>3 cm	7	8
Invasion depth
T1 and T2	13	5	0.013^*
T3 and T4	6	13
Lymphatic metastasis
Yes	7	13	0.031^*
No	12	5
Distant metastasis
Yes	10	11	0.603
No	9	7

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